Samoa FAST Party - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 01 Nov 2021 01:59:15 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Samoa FAST Party - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Samoa govt keen to repeal controversial law taxing church ministers https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/11/01/samoa-govt-keen-to-repeal-controversial-law-taxing-church-ministers/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:50:42 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=141897 The Samoan Government is preparing to repeal the controversial law introduced by the previous administration in 2018 to tax church ministers. The Minister of Customs and Revenue, Tuala Ponifasio, has been instructed to consult with the church ministers - as is required for any amendments to laws. Removing the tax was an election promise by Read more

Samoa govt keen to repeal controversial law taxing church ministers... Read more]]> The Samoan Government is preparing to repeal the controversial law introduced by the previous administration in 2018 to tax church ministers.

The Minister of Customs and Revenue, Tuala Ponifasio, has been instructed to consult with the church ministers - as is required for any amendments to laws.

Removing the tax was an election promise by the Faatuatua I Le Atua Samoa ua Tasi, or FAST Party.

The law change in 2018 had sparked a feud with the government and 30 ministers from the Congregational Christian Church when they were charged for refusing to pay what was dubbed income tax.

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